The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1887-08-10

Miss Lila kilgore, Of Greenwood, Is the
guest Of the family Of Joseph Robinson.
J. A. Savage of North Madison raised
IT bushels Of strawberries from ~ rods
of land
Sunday was one of the finest DAYS Of
the season. our livery men did lo,, of
business.
one tramp applied for lodging to
Officer Thyng, Sunday night, the first for
several weeks.
Mr.. c. f. Drew and daughter, are on
visit of several weeks to Northport, and
llaverll, Mass,
Miss Maud Philbrick Of Boston is pass
ing few weeks among frieods and rela.
tives in Skowhegan
1t is rumored that still another Of our
business houses is to locate ON this west
side of the railroad crossing.
Mrs. Hemingway and Miss Shepherd
Of New Bedford Mass, are visiting at
General II. b. Shepherds,
Alon2o Smith and wife OF Portland.
and Mrs Geo Lake OF Lynn, are visiting
at the residence of Mr.. John Nosmus
Misses Bessie Hall and Grace Vent
worth, are on visit in Augusta, and will
visit Boothbay before their return
Mr.. Geo b. Fairgrieves is fast lmrrov-
ing his recent purchase OF land ut Hayden
Lake, and is erecting cottage thereon.
K. w. Brown shipped car load of
cattle, and car load of lambs Monday.
The first lambs shipped this season.
Mr. s. W. Philbrick of Boston arrived
Friday evening last and will pass the
month Of August in this vicinity.
All persons indebted to Bragg & Barnes
will save cost by paying the same at the
Office of Danforth & Gould at once.
Mrs. John W. Bailey of Orange, y. j.
was among the arrivals on Saturday last,
and will visit portion of the month in
town.
Somerset Academy, Athens, begins its
fall term on Monday, August 29th, under
the management OF John Il. Wellington,
A. b.
The Supreme judicial Court for Soncr-
set county will commence Tuesday Sept
9th, Associate Justice, i. A. Emery, pre-
siding.
-Four men started Tuesday from
Pishon's Ferry to 90 to Pasadena, Cal,
to drive teams for Silas Starbird, former
ly of this town.
Unfortunately for the friends of base
ball, it rained just enough to cause the
game scheduled for last Saturday to be
postponed indefinitely.
Miss +. S. Weston of Lowell, Mass,
and Mrs. c. ii. Howe OF Sherbon, Mass,
returned to their homes last week after
visit of some days to relatives in this |.
place.
Sixty-four tickets were sold at this sta
ton on Sunday last for the excursion to
Maranacook. About 400 people visited
the lake on that day from different parts
of the State
The Standard Sewing Machines are
models of perfection takes 2O0o stitches
per minute. DO not fail to see them at
Smiths Music Store, No. p Madison ST.,
SkoWhegan.
Mr. Chas. English, for j. i Smith,
Lewiston. has been doing several jobs of
plumbing in town the past week for i B. |
lleselton, in the new tenelncntS being
fitted up by him and at his hotel.
Judge Boswell commenced the August
term of Probate Court at the Court House
yesterday, with a large attendance of the
lawyer, of the county. The business thus
far is of general routine character
Mrs. Pethucl Fletcher, who resides
about two miles out of the village, died
early Monday morning after short sick
ness The funeral occurs this afternoon,
the services to be conducted by Rev. Mr.
Aver
The Comrades of Russell Post &. A. r. |
will make Comrade VIM. Z. Bailey and
Mrs. Bailey social call at their residence,
Thursday evening next. Skowhcgan
Band will furnish the music for the oc-
cason.
Weston < Brainard expect to get the
logs all through their boom Thursday or
Friday. 1t has been a long job and an
expensive one to them. 1t was probably
the largest jam of logs ever formed on
the kenncbec river.
DR.. Clarendon, who is iyertsed TO re-
main at Hotel Coburn until the 10Th inst,
is Obliged to close his engagement in this
place, Saturday morning, August 18th, in
response to numerous calls from his
home office in Boston. Those wishing
his services should consult him at once.
The Sunday schools connected with the
Congregatonalist and the Bethany Bap-
fist churches take an excursion to Lake
Monranocook, Thursday next, going on
the regular morning train. Fares are
adults, and 50 cts. for children.
DR.. 0. w. Jewett informs uS that there
is an unusual amount OF sickness among
horses for this season of the year He
has performed a number Of surgical PER
atoms of late in the way of removing
tumors, cancers, etc with good success.
His card appears in another column,
Mr.. James Lumsden, of the South side
grocery, returned on Sunday from three
months trip to his brothers in Colorado,
During his absence he visited Lead,iIle,
Aspen, and Denver, in that State, seeing
many people formerly residents of this
section. 1t was a fine trip for young
man
Rev. and Mrs L. A IIoyt of st. Johns
bury, Vt, were the guests of the family
of Hiram Burrill over the Sabbath. Mr.
Hoyt occupied the pulpit of the Universal
lit church in the morning, preaching to
large congregation They will pass the